After the palace we were in need of some air, some light, some refreshment, and thus spent the next few hours in the gardens, especially seeking the fountains at play. We had made advance reservations for the garden tourist train--to save ourselves some steps--but it was a hop-on/hop-off affair, with long waits, and the reservations effectively meant nothing. A waste of time and money. Oh well.
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Personally, I like my gardens a little less organized, a lot more lush
and varied... |
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Looking back at the palace; actually it was a much more crowded
day than appears |
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| Grand Canal, etc. |
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| Us, there |
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We had dejeuner at a rustic place out in the forest; note the Ionic
capitals...those would have been so cool at our log home in Montana |
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| Apollo Grotto |
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| Along one of the many boulevards |
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| Approaching the grand finale, the Neptune Fountain |
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| Thus |
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| End of show |
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Another productive day, and the good fortune of finding seats
on the RER back to Paris |
1 comment:
It is always amazing to think that real people actually lived here and enjoyed these little fountains and fancy gardens in their back yards every day.
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